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Students admitted to OCAD prior to September 2005 who are completing the Faculty of Art diploma program may choose to pursue the AOCAD diploma in the Fine Art (No Major) program or in one of the following majors: Drawing & Painting, Integrated Media, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture/Installation.

Students admitted to the Bachelor of Fine Arts prior to September 2005 may complete a BFA with no major.

Students pursuing a Fine Art (No Major) degree or diploma are able to tailor a studio education with optimum flexibility. This flexibility is well suited to students seeking to maximize the breadth of their studio experience. It is an option generally geared to students who already hold another Degree or Diploma.

At the 200-level, students choose and pursue one focus area (DRPT, INTM, PHOT, PRNT or SCIN) and are expected to accumulate a specified number of credits and build upon their expertise in that same focus area throughout the learning levels. In their final year of studies, students take advanced level Studio courses in lieu of Thesis Research and Thesis Presentation courses.

Students should review prerequisites for 300- and 400-level Studio courses in order to make informed decisions on course selection. Please note that some courses have a priority registration period of two weeks.

With the exception of GART 3B01 this priority registration applies solely to other Program Majors.

Fine Art (No Major) Program Guide

Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree students must complete the requirements listed below for their program, including the minimum 5.0 liberal studies credits. 

Associate of the Ontario College of Art & Design (AOCAD) diploma students must complete the requirements listed below for their program, including the minimum 4.0 liberal studies credits. Diploma students admitted to OCAD 2002 fall/winter or earlier, may replace up to 1.5 of the 4.0 required liberal studies with studio-seminars. 

See the Liberal Studies requirements that pertain to you.

COURSE CODE	COURSE NAME	DEGREE	DIPLOMA
200 Level Requirements
200 Level	Faculty of Art Studio or STU/SEM in focus area	1.5*	1.5*
200 Level	One of the Contemporary Issues: Art Today, CRCP 2B01, DRPT 2B13, INTM 2B22, PHOT 2B12, PRNT 2B25 or SCIN 2B09	0.5	0.5**
200 Level	Faculty of Art electives	1.5	2.5
	Liberal Studies courses	1.5***	0.5***
Total Credits		5.0	5.0
300 Level Requirements
GART 3B01	Interdisciplinary Research Lab (STU/SEM)	0.5	0.5**
300 Level	Faculty of Art Studio or STU/SEM in focus area	1.5*	1.5*
200 or 300 Level	Faculty of Art electives	2.0	2.5
	Liberal Studies courses	1.0***	0.5***
Total Credits		5.0	5.0
400 Level Requirements
400 Level	Faculty of Art Studio or STU/SEM in focus area	1.5*	1.5*
400 Level	Faculty of Art electives	1.5	1.5
200, 300 or 400 Level	Faculty of Art electives	1.0	1.5
	Liberal Studies courses	1.0***	0.5***
Total Credits		5.0	5.0

*Non-Majors must choose ONE focus area and achieve the number of specified credits in that ONE focus area throughout the learning levels.

**1.0 of the 2.5 upper-level Liberal Studies credit requirements may be fulfilled by Studio-seminars (diploma only).

***See the Liberal Studies requirements for Degree and Diploma Streams.


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